"Looking good, Billy Ray!" —Louis Winthorpe III "Feeling good, Louis." —Billy Ray Valentine Since about age 10, I would bet that I haven't gone any two-year period without sitting down and watching "Trading Places", the favorite comedy film of my dad's, Mark Sweeney, and quite arguably mine as well ("This Is Spinal Tap" is its stiff competition). This cocktail is named after Eddie Murphy's character and I'm slightly cheating with my drink interpretation.

The Billy Ray Valentine is not based on a specific drink from the film like all the other drinks on this list. Rather, this libation is "inspired" by the movie, similar to the flexibility one uses when they say "based on a true story." Your nonalcoholic components essentially form a ginger-strawberry lemonade.

The red complexion is apropos to the "Valentine" surname, so that's why the character was chosen instead of the film title. But the larger reason for using this film is that you can choose what spirit to use with it (vodka, gin, rum, tequila or mezcal). If you don't like one spirit and prefer another, they can .

.. trade places (rimshot!).

Your choice of spirit tailors the cocktail to your taste. "Could I have one more of these with some booze in it?" —Phil Connors At one point in this film, Rita (Andie McDowell) famously orders a sweet vermouth on the rocks with a twist ..

. which is too simple for this show and also not especially appetizing. Phil (Bill Murray) wants his Jim Beam on ice (with water) .

.. also too s.